Hour Chase

In the early morning, the cars on the road were still crowded.

Fortunately, the rush hour has passed, and the speed of the subway has not been greatly affected.

Get out of the subway station and walk towards the tallest building in front of you, which is the hotel where Karen is.

As soon as she entered the lobby, Ellie saw Karen sitting on the sofa reading a magazine.

Looking at her attire, it doesn't look too bad.

"Miss Lawyer, it's not your style to forget to bring your wallet?"

When Karen put down the magazine, Ellie slammed into the empty seat next to her and started teasing.

I don't know what Karen did last night, but she was wearing a lawyer's professional attire, and Ellie was a little confused.

"Sorry, I came out in a hurry yesterday... and drank a little bit of wine. In the end, it became like this."

As he spoke, Karen straightened his hair on both sides, seeming a little tired.

Sure enough, once a woman who is not good at drinking gets drunk, the consequences will be very serious.

Karen's originally delicate cheeks were pale, probably because of the hangover, and her complexion was not good.

It's already working time, and now it's like this, it must not be able to go to work.

Ellie didn't ask any more questions, and helped Karen to the front desk, paid for her, and was about to send her home.

Originally, it only took 10 minutes to reach the subway station, but it took the two of them twice as long.

Ellie didn't say anything, but she found that Karen seemed unable to walk.

I have been drunk myself, but even so, I can still walk, but I can't walk in a straight line at all.

But Karen's appearance made him feel that the problem was more like her leg.

Finally, there was a vacant seat in the carriage, and Ellie naturally let Karen sit first, but Karen was unwilling.She still prefers to stand next to Allie.

"Are you ok?"

Ellie turned her head and saw Karen looking out the car window, she couldn't help worrying about her body.

"It's still a while before we get home, why don't we sit down first?"

Karen just shook her head and said nothing.

Just after a stop, Ellie heard Karen's cell phone vibrating in her pocket, and reminded her.

"Mobile, don't you want to check it?"

And when Karen took the phone out of his pocket, the screen was facing Ellie.

It was just a flashing picture, but Ellie seemed to see a familiar name.

Ellie watched Karen operate the phone, and everything seemed to be taken for granted.

"It's just a greeting from the boss. I asked him for leave. I won't go to work today."

"That's fine... go back and have a good rest."

Karen put the phone back in her pocket and looked out the window again.

That name just now...was Neil, right?

Those letters and spelling are exactly the same as those on Caroline's phone.

Did Karen work for Caroline's fiancé's company, Ellie couldn't help thinking.

If that's the case... things can be a bit troublesome.

But I only saw this word just now, so I can't immediately conclude that these two names are the same person.

Thinking about it this way, Ellie immediately agreed with the idea of ​​having the same name and surname.

The two are immersed in their own worlds.

When the horn in the carriage sounded the name of the next station, Karen quickly realized that the station was coming soon.

"When we get to the station, Ellie will go back. I can go back by myself."

Ellie understood that Karen didn't want to trouble her, but she didn't feel relieved by her appearance.

After all, they are also good friends who have been together for many years, and they are all here, so why don't they watch her go home.

Soon, the subway arrived.

Not only did Allie not follow Karen's words and go first, but she still walked by her side.

"Compared to me, you should be more worried about yourself. If you are robbed by bad guys, I have to call the police for you, which will be more troublesome."

Ellie's joke made Karen helpless, so she had to temporarily let her be his little tail and escort him back.

After exiting the subway station, Karen was in front, Ellie was behind, and the two walked towards Karen's house.

Before coming to the apartment, Ellie asked,

"It doesn't look cheap here, does it?"

"The transportation is convenient, the neighbor relationship is harmonious, and there is no need to worry about public security. The rent is a bit high, but I am very satisfied."

It is also true that the rent that high-paid white-collar workers can afford is generally not very cheap.

Especially for a lawyer like Karen, if he can find a house that satisfies him, comfort is the first priority compared to the rent.

After all, the monthly salary of most office workers is only enough to share a decent house.

It is not easy to rent alone.

The moment Karen opened the door, Ellie couldn't help but sweat for her life.

After all, he is a lawyer, and he doesn't know how to tidy up the books in this room.

"The ground is a bit messy, find a place to sit."

With that said, Karen picked up the two books on the ground and put them on the table.

Let alone sitting, I can't even find a place to stand.

Without further ado, Allie built a house for Karen.

Chaos and chaos, in fact, most of them are just throwing books everywhere.

On the bed, on the floor, and even on the dining table, there are all kinds of books that I can't understand.

Ellie felt a little relieved when she heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.

However, it is really difficult to organize for lawyers.

Looking at these weird religious books, Ellie was a little surprised, do you still need to know this knowledge to file a lawsuit?

Indeed, being a lawyer is a respectable profession.

Putting the books on the shelf for Karen, Ellie accidentally threw the book off the other shelf with one hand.

The book fell to the floor with one of its pages open.

When picking up the book, Ellie saw the contents of the book without any surprise.

The words in the book are all written in red, and the most important point is that I don't know any of those red words.

However, under these words, there are black notes.And the words below, can be read by oneself.

Ellie turned the book over. The title of the book was about humanity and rationality.

However, what I saw just now... doesn't seem to be related to these two points.

"Is this my room! I'm not used to it all at once..."

Karen came out of the bathroom in pajamas, a little surprised.

"Ellie, you have done all my housework for a year! That's amazing!"

Just seeing her friend's surprised expression, Ellie knew that Karen was a type of strong woman who devoted herself to work.

Ellie is really worried about people who don't even know how to clean up the house. It's really not good for Karen to live alone.

"Then you should learn how to tidy up in the next year."

I saw Karen sitting on the bed drying her hair, Ellie sitting next to her with the book.

"By the way, what is this book about?"

Ellie opened the book and turned to the page just now.

When Karen saw it, she hurriedly took the book from Ellie regardless of the water stains on her hands.

"This one was given to me by a priest I know in church. Why, are you interested in it?"

The book was closed by Karen and set aside.

"No... I saw it just now when it fell on the ground. But this book is so difficult to understand, I can't even understand the words on it."

"It's written in Latin, and it's not uncommon for you not to understand it."

Seeing Ellie still looking at the cover of the book, Karen said,

"If you want to read it, I can lend it to you after I finish reading it. I should be able to finish reading it next week."

I didn't expect Karen to be polite, but Ellie was just curious after all.Since all her friends said that, Ellie didn't refuse, and said yes.

Speaking of which, since Karen moved here, he has never been here.

For Karen's new home, Allie asked,

"Now that you live alone, can you take care of yourself?"

"Even if you are clumsy, you have survived after so many years."

With that said, Karen lay down on the bed and turned over in Ellie's direction.

"I told you before, I am nothing like my cowardly father."

Like a memory, Karen continued,

"If I were like him, maybe I would have died thousands of times, so why would I be here properly..."

"Your father..."

Ellie tried to remember, "He's not..."

"That's right, he lost his life because he accidentally fell into the river while drunk."

"That's all right," Karen said, "if he's alive, that's the pain."

What Karen said just now was easy. It sounded like she very much hoped that her father would die like this.

Only she knows how her father changed from a craftsman to a cripple who can only drink.

Ellie didn't want to ask about her friend's family affairs, and she didn't want to talk about it.

However, Karen mentioned those words to herself for the first time.

For a long time, Ellie remembered that she was an orphan since she was a child.

As for Karen, she should also have lost her parents.

However, I am lucky. David has been taking care of me, making me feel the meaning of family.

However, among all the things she could think of, Ellie couldn't find a trace of Karen's parents.

"By the way, I don't seem to have heard you mention your mother. Now she..."

As soon as she asked, Ellie regretted it.

Karen obviously didn't want to say anything. Although she didn't say anything, the displeasure on her face betrayed her mood.

Seeing the situation, Ellie said quickly,

"Sorry! I was talking too much... You don't want to talk and I don't want to listen! Just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"No, it's not that I don't want to say it. It's that I don't know. Which one of my mothers do you want to ask?"

"Isn't there only one mother?..."

Ellie hesitated for a moment, and said what was in her mind.

Sure enough, according to what Karen said, does she have two mothers?

"I have two mothers. One is the woman who gave birth to me, and the other is the woman who raised me."

Before Ellie could ask any questions, Karen spoke on her own.

"The one who gave birth to me, gave birth to me and ran away with other men. Leaving my father and me as a baby."

With that said, Karen smiled contemptuously,

"That woman I just want to call her a bitch!"

"Okay, okay, I understand...don't get too excited, you'd better have a good rest."

Ellie knew that if she didn't stop Karen, she might still say something ugly.So, while she was still rational, he immediately stopped her.

It seemed that the time was approaching noon, and Ellie didn't want to disturb Karen's rest, so she was going to go back.

"Then I'm leaving, can you do it alone?"

"Ah."

After covering Karen with the quilt, Ellie left.

As soon as she went out, Ellie breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the first time Karen was so angry.Although her temper is not very good, the appearance of being so angry and swearing today is indeed very different from her previous image.

It's no wonder that no one can forgive a woman who abandons herself and her husband.

At this time, Ellie was very fortunate that she didn't know anything about her parents.

Because of this, she will not be like Karen, who will never forget their badness.

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